Fidel Ramos

Fidel Valdez Ramos (18 March 1928-) was President of the Philippines from 30 June 1992 to 30 June 1998, succeeding Corazon Aquino and preceding Joseph Ejercito Estrada. He was a member of Lakas-CMD.

Biography
Fidel Valdez Ramos was born in Lingayen, Luzon, Philippines in 1928. He was born into one of the country's most influential families, and he graduated from West Point, and was then trained at Fort Bragg. He fought in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and he became the chief of the notorious Philippine Constabulary, which was responsible for the terror that kept Ferdinand Marcos in power. However, in 1986, when popular resistance to Marcos became almost overwhelming, he sided with Corazon Aquino and was thus to a considerable extent responsible forr the end of the Marcos regime. He was rewarded by Aquino with his appointment as Chief of General Staff from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Defense from 1988 to 1991. He became as important to the young democracy as he had been to the Marcos regime, strengthening Aquino's government against various coup attempts, as well as against the rebellious communist New People's Army. With Aquino's blessing, he was elected President on 11 May 1992, but was faced by a hostile Congress, in which he did not command a majority. He sought to continue Aquino's efforts to stabilize the political system, by allowing the ashes of the former dictator Marcos to return, and granting an amnesty to 4,000 military personnel, unless they were involved in strong violations of human rights. He left office in 1998, and he later supported Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine Drug War.